We're thrilled to announce this year’s Vietnam Circular Economy in Action 2023!

CL2B (Closed Loop to Balance) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), are bringing together leading global brands, policymakers, manufacturers and recyclers, green financing and innovators embracing circular economy to enhance business efficiency, generate new opportunities and build a regenerative future. Join us to discuss implementation achievements and lessons learned, ecosystem collaboration, and solutions to accelerate the circular economy transition in Vietnam.

Conscious of creating impact, VCEA 2023 will be donating any event profits to impact partner, Keep Vietnam Clean, for its “Kitchen God Day 2024 / Ngày lễ ông Công ông Táo” campaign to raise awareness about plastic pollution and the prevention of plastic from entering waterways. 

For sponsorships and partnerships, please contact john.vu@cl2b.com.

Event Agenda

-Time: 13:30 - 19:30, December 7th, 2023 

-Venue: Sunlife S.pace, 102C Nguyen Van Cu, D1, HCM

Opening

13:30 - 13:40 - Remarks

-Dr. Josefine Wallat, Consul General of Germany in HCMC

-Bui Dang Duyen Mai, Public Affairs, Communications, & Sustainability Senior Manager,

Coca-Cola Vietnam and Cambodia

-Lê Kim, Founder & Managing Director, CL2B

Session 1: Collaboration and System Change

13:35 - 13:55 - Presentation

-Hong Quan Nguyen, Director, Institute for Circular Economy Development

-Carlo Chen-Delantar, Head of ESG & Circular Economy, Gobi Partners

13:50 - 14:40 - Panel Discussion

-Van Ly, Partner, Raise Partners (moderator)

-Carlo Chen-Delantar, Head of ESG & Circular Economy, Gobi Partner 

-Rich McClellan, Country Director, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

-Mira Nagy, Component Lead Vietnam, GIZ

-Hong Quan Nguyen, Director, Institute for Circular Economy Development

-Frederick Contreras, Chairman, Eurocham Green Growth Sector Committee

Session 2: Corporate Strategy: Implementing Circular Economy

15:00 - 15:10 - Presentation

-Bruno Jaspaert, CEO, Deep C Industrial Zones

15:10 - 16:00 - Panel Discussion

-Jennifer Pham, Regional Sustainability Advisor, Danish Embassy in Vietnam (moderator)

-Bruno Jaspaert, CEO, Deep C Industrial Zones

-Linh Tran, Sustainability Stream Lead, LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam

-Lê Kim, Founder & Managing Director, CL2B

-Minh Nguyet Pham, Business Development Manager, Alba Group Asia

-Kent Teh, Senior Director, Business Development, Tessellation Apparel Solutions

Session 3A: Plastic Circular Economy: From Model to Solution

16:10-16:25 - Presentation: Financial Mechanisms to promote green initiatives and Circular Economy

-Mr. Nguyen Quang Thanh, Deputy General Director, Ho Chi Minh City State Financial Investment Company

16:25-16:40 - Presentation: Circular economic models of plastic waste 

-Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Deputy Director, Centre for Supporting Green Development 

16:40-17:40 - Panel Discussion 

-Mr. Bui Le Thanh Khiet, Head of Plastic Circular Unit, Institute for Circular Economy Development (moderator)

-Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Deputy Director, GreenHub - Center for Supporting Green Development

-Mr. Nguyen Quang Thanh, Deputy General Director of Ho Chi Minh City State Financial Investment Company

-Mr. Huynh Trung Son, Vice Chairman, Con Dao District People's Committee

-Mr. Tống Viết Thành, Deputy Head of Solid waste management section, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Session 3B: Boosting Circular Economy Startup Ecosystem - Co-creation Workshop (approved registration only, max capacity 30)

16:10 - 18:00 Panel Discussion & workshop

-GIZ (facilitator)

-Arthur Mossa, Country Manager, Schoolab

-Kieu-Anh Tran, CEO & Co-Founder, Dong Dong

-Son Nguyen, Associate - Vietnam Market Head, Impact Investment Exchange

-30 participants divided into 5 teams for accelerator activities

Session 3C: Youth and Education: Preparing Workforce for Circular Economy (approved registration only, max capacity 30)

16:10 - 16:25 - Presentation

-Kelly Vo, Founder & CEO, Dear Our Community

16:25 - 17:05 - Panel Discussion 

-Kelly Vo, Founder & CEO, Dear Our Community (moderator)

-Colin Blackwell, Chairman of HR Committee, World Bank Vietnam Business Forum

-Thane Taithongchai, Deputy Director General, Starprint Vietnam JSC

-An Dinh, Career Services Officer, Vietnamese-German University

17:05 - 17:45 - Workshop activity

Networking & Business Matching

17:45 - 19:30 - Networking

-Low intervention wine provided by Unfined Wines

-Local craft beer commited to impact brewing & zero waste, sponsored by 7 Bridges Brewing Co.

-Music & DJ

Thank you to our event partners & sponsors:

GIZ Viet Nam (Co-organizer) DEEP C Industrial ZonesVietnam, TAL Apparel Limited (Corporate Sponsors) DETERMINANT Vietnam, Home Furniture Asia (Circular Exhibitors), Sunlife Vietnam (Venue Sponsor), Greenhub, The CocaCola Foundation, Keep Vietnam Clean (Impact Partners), TBC-Ball Beverage Can Vietnam Limited, Unfined Wines, Lecka Nutrition, 7 Bridges Brewing Co., NOPA (Responsible Consumption Sponsors), The Leader, Dear Our Community, NordCham Vietnam, Quickom, STS - Sustainable Textile Solutions Vietnam, EuroCham Green Growth Sector Committee, CanCham Vietnam (Network Partners)

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Contact Information

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